CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Procedures 1 



Sections 1 



Areas 1 



Seasons 2 



Gene r al 2 



Acknowledgments 9 



Literature cited 9 



Salinity data (tables 1-80) 10 



FIGURES 



Figure 1. Basic station plain 3 



Figure 2. Areas, sub-areas, and stations comprising sub-areas .. 4 



Figure 3, Average winter surface water salinities (%o) 5 



Figure 4. Average spring surface water salinities (%o) 6 



Figure 5, Average summer surface water salinities (°/oo) 7 



Figure 6. Average fall surface water salinities ("/oo) 8 



TABLES 



Table 1. Salinities {°/oo), stations by cruise 10 



Table 2. Salinities (o/oo), by section, cruise 1 55 



Table 3. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 2 59 



Table 4. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 3 63 



Table 5, Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 4 67 



Table 6. Salinities {°/oo), by section, cruise 5 71 



Table 7. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 6 75 



Table 8. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 7 77 



Table 9. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 8 81 



Table 10. Salinities (°/oo), by section, cruise 9 85 



Table 11. Salinities (°/oo), by section, winter season 89 



Table 12. Salinities (°/oo), by section, spring season 93 



Table 13. Salinities (°/oo), by section, summer season 97 



Table 14, Salinities (°/oo). by section, fall season 101 



Table 15. Salinities (°/oo), by station, winter season, southern 



inner shelf 105 



Table 16. Salinities (°/oo), by station, winter season, southern 



outer shelf 106 



Table 17. Salinities (°/oo), by station, winter season, southern 



of f s hor e 107 



Table 18. Salinities C^/oo), by station, winter season, central 



inner s helf 1 1 



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